I was very excited last weekend to receive a delivery from ‘Oliviers & Co’. Those of you who have been reading my recipes for a while will know that I use their products a lot in my salads and dressings. Being on partial lockdown and restricted to remaining in the Bourgogne, I cannot get back to Paris where all my precious oils and vinaigres are, as I have practically exhausted my supply here. But in the mean time, I ordered a little selection of my favourites to keep me going.
I was particularly excited to receive the new ‘douceur de vinaigre au Pamplemouse rose’ and first used it to dress an orange, kiwi and pineapple fruit salad, but it really came into play when I mixed it with some huile d’olive et mandarine fraiches and drizzled it over salmon which had been topped with crumbled feta cheese and oven baked with some new potatoes. (apologies for the feta, I do not have a real oven here, only an ven grill and things do tend to get caught on the top.)
I served this with ribbons of courgette, very lightly steamed so they retained a little ‘bite’, and tossed these in a little Olivier & Co huile d’olive et thyme frais presses, which is also new to my collection.
Even though we have not been able to get back to our apartment, we have been able to get out and about a little in the beautiful surrounding countryside. There is nothing like an expanse of green to refresh the mind and stimulate the senses, especially when it is bordered with blue. It feels so good to be able to be able to stride out, instead of shuffling behind a supermarket trolley at a safe distance from the person in front.
Stay safe everyone
A Taste of two Cities 